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: abouttameside : @abouttameside : [email protected] TAMESIDE Scan to visit our website: May 2021 - Local Business & Community News - Shopping & What’s On guide PANTRY MOVES TO PARK SEE PAGE 6 ASHTON IS OPEN! 8 PAGE SPECIAL READ ONLINE: TAMESIDEMAG.COM OR PICK UP A COPY LOCALLY FROM ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS: CO-OP STORES - TAMESIDE MARKETS - ALDI STORESAbout Tameside 1 : abouttameside : @abouttameside : [email protected] TAMESIDE May 2021 - Local Business & Community News - Shopping & What’s OnScan guideto visit Welcome... our website: Highlights this issue... PANTRY MOVES TO PARK Pick up a copy from: Aldi SEE PA GE 6 GRAFTON CENTRE ………………………… 4 supermarkets, Ashton Market Hall, Stalybridge THE PANTRY MOVES ………………………… 6 Train Station, Droylsden Post Office, Ladysmith Shopping ASHTON IS OPEN! CINEWORLD BACK ON MAY 17TH ………10 8 PAGE SPECIAL READ ONLINE: TAMESIDEMAG.COM Centre and more! OR PICK UP A COPY LOCALLY FROM ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS: CO-OP STORES - TAMESIDE MARKETS - ALDI STORES ASHTON IS OPEN SPECIAL ……………15 - 22 About Tameside 1 ABOUT HYDE …………………………………24 QUIZ SPECIAL ………………………… 28 & 29 HERITAGE ………………………………………30 HOWARDS PICTURES FROM THE PAST …32 Deadline for our June issue is May 22nd. Email: [email protected] Read us online: www.tamesidemag.com and join us on Facebook! Email: [email protected] Telephone: Contributors this issue [email protected] 0774 8284134 Howard Murphy - Tameside Markets - Jan Lord Production Design - David Scanlan - Local Studies Library - Andy Warren Brooks - Inflict Design Richardson - TMBC - Ashton Town Team - Allan [email protected] Grafton - Willow Wood Hospice - Iyengar Yoga - Tameside College - Luke Mirfin - Grafton Centre Ask about our cost effective advertising opportunities and special features in the magazine. - Derek Evans - Val Unwin - Active Tameside - Email: [email protected] Carol Parker Advertising terms and conditions available on request. 2 About Tameside Fundraising tune for Willow Wood Father and son musical duo Man & Boy have released a single to raise funds for Willow Wood and in less than a month have already sold hundreds of copies, raising £512 for the Hospice. Man & Boy, also known as Dave and Alfie Summersgill, live in Stalybridge and the song entitled 36 Years is available to download from Bandcamp at the fantastic price of just £1. Dave originally wrote the song as a poem dedicated to behind the title “I was 36 when with new ways to raise funds for his father and grandfather before Alfie was born, my father Alan was us, and we’re so very grateful to setting it to music and said: “My 36 when I was born, and his father Dave and Alfie for their support. father-in-law spent some time in was 36 when he was born.” They’ve produced a fantastic Willow Wood during 2019 before Dave sings and plays guitar, while indie rock single and video and it’s he passed and my own father was 14 year old Alfie who attends due to go during his final days but West Hill plays the drums certainly worth a listen. unfortunately, we lost him before and they describe the song as “If you’d like to download a copy that. So, we’ve given generously to “spangle jangle noise pop, with a it couldn’t be easier – just go Willow Wood over the last couple slight dusting of feedback.” Lynn to www.bandcamp.com, put of years and it seemed an ideal Fothergill, communications officer opportunity to do some good.” at Willow Wood said: “Our manboy1 in the search field and 36 He also explained the meaning community continually comes up years will come straight up.” About Tameside 3 ‘We always wanted a house full of children’ – Tameside Council foster carers share why they have ‘The best job in the World’ Grafton Centre’s grand re-opening! It’s with great We will be restarting pleasure that our old favourites such >>Cllr. Philip Lisa and James idea of his family fostering, as Bingo and exercise Taylor, both 41, the couple knew it was the Fitzpatrick and the classes but there’s also >>from Denton have right thing to do. shared their joy at being trustees of The Before they fostered, both an opportunity to foster parents - they Grafton Centre in Lisa and James worked full- now can’t imagine life refresh our programme time during the week, but Hyde announce their being any other way. and maybe try a few new now fostering has enabled reopening on Monday They are supporting Lisa to give up work and things. Tameside Council’s May 17th. focus on fostering full-time. Fostering Recruitment We’re also hosting a She expressed now how Campaign this Foster Care To mark the occasion she has the ‘best job in Job Club, funded by the Fortnight to encourage the centre will be holding the world’ and says ‘I can’t European Social Fund, local people from all fault the support on offer, an open day for people backgrounds to care for anyone needing support our Social Worker has local children and young to pop along say ‘Hello’ been amazing - it’s a really with CVs, applications people of all ages. and have a look at what’s rewarding and fulfilling role’. etc. are welcome to sign Lisa says ‘We’ve been To anyone who has on offer. fostering for 3 and a half up. considered fostering but is years now, we do task- unsure, Lisa says ‘I was the ‘It’s been a tough period The Trustees and centred fostering and same, not knowing what to in our history, our whole currently look after two young members would like to expect. I would say go and siblings. We’ve looked after ethos is about combating do your research, speak to thank Tameside Council, 13 children in total’. those already doing it – we loneliness and isolation, Action Together and Lisa and James’s son get so much joy out of it. It’s yet we have all been Forever Manchester for Archie, 12, always wanted amazing’. a younger brother or isolated for most of the their support during this To enquire about fostering sister. Lisa had grown up this Foster Care Fortnight, last year’ remarked Cllr. difficult time. with her mum working go to www.tameside.gov. as a childminder and ‘was Fitzpatrick “but we’re a For more information uk/fostering and fill out the brought up in a house full online enquiry form or call resilient bunch and are about our Open Day, of children’ which she loved, 0161 342 2342 to chat to determined to get the so the family looked into membership and a member of the fostering fostering as a natural next Grafton up and running activities please look on team today. step. #FosterCareFortnight at full capacity as soon as our Facebook page and When Archie showed so #WhyWeCare we’re able”. website. much excitement at the 4 About Tameside About Tameside 5 Pantry Store opens in Cedar Park A weekly Pantry help alleviate holiday hunger and will be a wide range of products Store has opened in support local people and families. included chilled and frozen food. >>Cedar Park, Hurst The 5-week programme started in This is a member only store and to Ashton. Supported by local July 2020 and continued providing join membership form will need to volunteers, Ashton United In over 1,500 food packages and be completed. If you live in Hurst, The Community, Smallshaw lunches. Hurst Cross and Smallshaw then Hurst Children’s Community Steve Hobson Vice Chairman of registering is free. and St John’s the Evangelist Ashton United FC said: ‘We are Members will need to pay a small Church and Tameside Youth thrilled to have been the catalyst for fee of £3 each time they shop and Service they have guided local community action. Local people will in return can expect a basket of people to set up their own now run the Pantry Store from Cedar food products to the value of at organisation, Smallshaw Hurst Park and, whilst we will still offer least £12. Community Action Group. guidance and practical help, hopefully For further information and to This comes off the back of an we can safely return to our business request a membership form then initial 5-week programme, that was of competitive football again.’ please contact Andy Finnigan set-up at Ashton United Football The weekly store has been set up on 07523 919185 or email Club during the pandemic to to help the local community. There [email protected] 6 About Tameside >> They’re back, our non range of gift options all year round essential stalls are back open from vintage sweets to gifts for the at Hyde and Ashton so we >> home. At unit 73, G. E Shaw features hope you’ll be popping in to say artificial flowers, teddies, ornaments, hello. We’ve highlighted some of lights, lampshades and other giftware. our non essentials below but there’s Celebration Cards at unit 53 have cards many more when you visit us! for all the family along with gift bags, In other news we have announced a balloons and a selection of small gifts. new Artisan Market for Ashton which You’ll also find a great selection from takes place on the last Saturday of the Cards Galore that have options for any month organised by the popular Market occasion. Perhaps a watch for the man Co. In Hyde on the first Saturday of or woman in your May the Artisan Market also returns life would be a once again. To help you keep updated nice surprise from on our stalls, news and events we have Gems located at also launched two new websites for unit 72? markets - www.ashton-market.co.uk and www.hyde-market.co.uk.

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